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The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24
Rattlesnake poison.
J. W. Scott. in Phaia.selrAsa Frees.

-
 As to the cussedness of the rattle snake, would like to correct a very common error. These otherwise dan gerous reptiles always give warning, and never bite unless roughly trod upon or Intentionally caught with the hand. On cold, rainy, or damp day, when partially torpid, they give no alarm, $Hd vii! got bite under any circumstances. A man may take them up and fold them around the neck without harm. The same may be done at other times, but the performer must be extremely cautious. He may touch any part of the snakes body except the tail or rattles. The rattler has a we'll known but unwritten law 1: "Thou shalt not suffer any man to touch thy tail or thy rattles, on pain of death to the offender" Observing this law, an expert may handle one of these reptile monsters almost any time with absolute impunity. It is need- less to say, however, that do not recommend such performance as an every day exercise. Even an unloadcd gun will sometimes go off unexpect- edlv.
 There is popular belief that rat tiers jump at their victims. This Is & vile slander upon the good character of a noble snake. They do no such thing. People may say what they please against the copperhead. That enemy of mankind embodies the |. t,,xN aN fra ahnS.xy hsaA lao rattler would be nobler bird If 1t had wings.
 There are what we term two kinds of rat lesnakes-the black and the yell low-but 1t is now settled beyond doubt that the blacks are the males and the yellow ones the females. The green rattlers are the revised editions of the yellow kind. once killed a white rattlesnake, but did not inves- tigate its generative physiology. All are equally venomous. l once killed and dissected yellow rattler and found nine fangs In either jaw-eigh- teen in all-fitted in, spoon fashion one behind another.
 As remedies for snake bite, whisky aiCOAiOl, utitiiOuA0, bRii Atp VI tut pSb- tine, lunar caustic, and other antidotcs are all useful The virus, which is secreted by the poison glands, is in- ected into tho wound and operates by coagulating the blood. It Is either an acid or an alkali, and any application that will chemically neutralize the vi- rus must prevent serious results Whisky increases the velocity and force of the circulation and also stim- ulates the patients system. Turpen- tine applied outwardly readily dilutes the poison, and to that extent de- creases it's activity. Alcohol acts in the same manner, but perhaps in a different degree. Ammonia either neutralizes or combines with the vi- rus. Some other applications act as absorbents. All operating together effect the most ready cure. The gall of the cobra, or some other venomous snake, digested in alcohol, diluted with water and taken sparingly, Is a sure cure. An Indian chief lately in- formed me that the cure Is to instantly cut piece out of the wound and ap- ply slice of old bacon to draw out any poison that may remain.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24

Dropping out of the hair, with itching of the scalp, prevented, and the scalp made cool and healthy by the use of Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24

Are you going to Chicago via Cin- cinnati or Louisville7 If so, buy your ticket by the Monon" route. It is the daisy line between the Ohio river cities and Chicago.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24

Philosophers tell us that we should know one thing well. Among the medical fraternity, however, 1t pays better to know many things ill.-Bos- ton TyGnscyfp,.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24

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The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24

Wisconsin hunters claim to have seen snake sixty feet long in one of the lakes of the state. If Wisconsin hunters provisicned themselves with Milwaukee beer instead of Peoria whisky, they wouldn't see such things Minneapolis Tribune.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24

Princess Beatrice has a daughter. The list of dependents upon the Brit ish tax-p payer grows large by degrees and beautifully LoceU C0s- yt<r.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24

We are all gentlemen of high degree until election day. After that look out for plugs-Nebraska State Jour- nGi.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24

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The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24

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The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-12-24

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70 Business Men.

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Republican state Convention.

The undersigned Executive Commit
teemen call a State Convention of the
Republican party of North Carolina,
to be held in Raleigh on Wednesday
the 23d day of May, 1883, for the
purpose Of electing four delegates and
four altcrnatcs to the National Repub-
lican Convention, to be held at
Chicago. on the 10Th day Of June.
1888, and for the purpose Of nomna-
ting n candidate for Governor and
other State officers and three chndi-
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-12-10

CHARLOTTE DISTRICT. LIST Round.
Little Rock-Deccmbe IA.
Rockwell and Jonesyille--Dec. GIL.
Terrence Chapel-December 1918.
Biddla-D December 1926.
Mooro's Sanctuary-Dec. 30-Jan. /.
Clinton Chapel-January SO.
China Grove-January 1876.
Pineville-January 20-23.
Grace Church-January 1929.
February SO.
Trinity February 1913.
Kings Mountain February 17-20.
Monroe February 1926.
Redding Spring-March 2-5.
Rock Hill-March GIL.
Matthews March 1919.
Moving Glade-Narch 24-27.
r. S. RIyEs, 2. Il.
FAYETTEVILLE DISTRICT. list Round.
Fayetteyille-Docember sill
Manchester December l7-1S.
Jonesboro-December 31-January-1
Lillington-January rs.
Oak Grove-January 14-15.
Haywood-January 21-22.
Johnstonville-January 21-22
Glover's Grove-January $3.50.
Gees Grove-February As.
Egypt-February 11-12.
Carthage February 1919.
New Zion February 25-26.
4. N. BARRETT, P. L.
Raleigh N. c.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-12-10
SOME THINGS WE SAW.

On Tuesday night Of last week we
left home for Raleigh. to sec
our subscribers there and to see the
two Republican committees which we're
to meet there on Wednesday We
saw many of our subscribers and
several of them paid up. The com
mittees had harmonious meeting.
united, and called convention to
meet on the 23rd Of next May
We visited St. Augustine
Normal school and found everything
working smoothly and good atten-
dance. 1t was our pleasure to meet
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
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United States.

To all the COIOred AfasOns in the
United States.
The Masonic Fraternity will at once
see the utility, of having in their pos
session an Annual Masonic Directory
that will give the name ofevcry Grand
Lodge. Chapter, Commandery or mem
bers of the Consistory, Town, City or
State in which they are convened.
And the name and residence of each
and every individual member Such
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The publisher earnestly requests
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and Consistory will please forward to
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dates for Supreme Court Judges, to
select State Committee and for the
transaction Of such other business as
may be deemed proper in the iudg-
ment Of the convention.
Each county is entitled as delegates
in said convention to twice the number
Of Representatives in the lower House
of the General Assembly.
All persons without regard to past
political afiliation, who are is sym
pathy with the principles of the Re-
publican party of this State, are in
vited and requested to unite with the
Republicans under this call in the
selection of delegates
j. G. L. HARRIS,
V. S. LusK,
j. II. WILLIAMSON,
Gro. G. ScURLocK,
r. Z. YOUNG,
II. e. DAVIS,
j. II. HARRIS,
A. v. DocKERY,
W. G. COLEMAN.
J. J. Mort,
j. R. SMITH,
G. w. CANNON,
j. H. MONTGOMERY.
Il. a. WmTn,
I. N. AGO.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-12-10
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

The republican party is supposed to
be the party of freedom and equal
rights. It was organized about the
year 1854 and one of its principal OBJ
iects was the abolition of slavery.
When it camein power in 1861 slave
ry soon fell and the Negro became
freeman, voter and almost a citizen.
All that we have to-day was given us
by the republican party and it had to
fight the democratic party back from
every inch of the ground.
But is the republican party of today
the same as that of 1S65-70? Has
it not surrendered many of its most
essential principles for policy? We
fear it has. Young Republicans of
today will not dare and fight and die
as their fathers did years ago for a
cause because it is right. Yet the Re-
publican party is still nearer the right
than the Democratic party. The lead
ers of the party should go back and
take the steps of Lincoln, Sumner,
Wilson and others who were with
Greedy and Garrison and Beecher and
Phillips and Douglass, thirty years
ago. Those principles won then and
why will they not stand now? The
Republican party in North Carolina,
has suffered on account of traitors in
the ranks. Men have come in the
party for loaves and fishes and have in
.iured the party. Some of our leaders
have always been too ready to take
men in the ranks of the party who
were unwilling to come in the file.
If the principles of the yarty are right,
let it grow and make itself. 1t has no
need TO make men. When man
cannot come in the party without Off
ce the party is better off without him.
1t is a blessed thing now that the par
ty has no loaves to offer, and must 60
in the field as the aggressors. The
Republicans of North Carolina will
show its strength in 1888 if properly
managed. The consolidation of the
two committees last week signifies
much The Democrats of the State,
are already nearly scared out of their
boots. The democratic members of
Congress from North Carolina are
standing as it were stradling the Po-
tomae, holding on to Mr.. Cleveland
with one hand and their party with
the other, for they have discovered
that there is great difference. Gov.
Vance is about the only one with man
hood enough to stand by his own con
vietions.
al we want is unity in our own
ranks and success will be ours in 1888
Que thing most necessary to give us
harmony and union is proper recog-
milton of the colored man by the party
leaders. First, our newspaper must be
recognized second. the men of char
acter and standing among US must be
recognized instead Of pimps and hire
lings: then we must have as leaders in
our conventions and candidates on our
tickets, men known to be rcpub-
licans from principle and not place
hunters. When the colored press and
people are satisfied on these joints,
they will assure the leaders united
aud full support from the Ontlooh in
the centre, the Baitetie in the east,
the Star in the west and the MEssEN-
GER in the southwest, backed by the
colored newspaper readers in the
State.
SOME THINGS WE SAW.
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Thomas. These persons are fine
scholars and experienced teachers.
This school is run by the Episcopal
church and is doing good work,
large school buildings-one baick
and one frame, also a large tract of
land.
Shaw University was mentioned in
our last. This school is run by the
Baptist and has the same number of
school buildings as Livingstone
College-four. Members of other
churches attend each of these schools.
We spent u minute in the new
graded school building. We have
spoken of the excellent workings of
this school before.
We stopped in Durham and observ-
ed the thrift and progress of this little
town. While it has water-works,
street cars, electric lights and the
highest rents, it is much smaller than
our city. The n. G. road is the only
railroad passing through here now
but one other is graded and several
others proposed to lead out from the
town. 1t is the great tobacco manu-
featuring city and the leading to-
bacco market in the State The last
wine room and barroom was closed
the day before we closed the day
before we arrived there and the
town was entering upon prohibition.
Aside from this, we saw nothing
to encourage colored person to
live in Durham. 1t seems to be a
hard place for colored people to live
there is so much prejudice among the
laboring classes. There are few
colored persons here doing well; some
have made money, as is the case
almost everywhere. Mr.. FITZGERALD
owns well up in the thousands. Mr..
Wash Gorrell and others are doing
we'll.
Mr.. W. G. Pearson is principal of
school in the eastern part Of the
town They have just started graded
school this year for the colored pco-
pie with four teachers Mr.. Jas.
A. Whitfield is principal; Mr.. G. n.
Hunter, Rev. w. r II. Woodward
and Mrs. Hunter has the beginners
and is well up in the latest methods of
teaching the little ones. She seems
at home and the little ones seemed to
study and recite with pleasure. We
regret to learn the terchers are poorly
paid, but they hope for better.
At Salisbury we found Living
stone College, the State Normal and
the graded school all, more prosper
Gus than ever before. Livingstone
has 165 students the Normal n and
the graded school full. Prof. Simp-
son of the Normal is already the
favorite of the students and the
patrons. The school is prospecting
more than the most sanguine hoped
for. Miss Bridgers is doing a good
work both in and outside of the
school room.
We were the guest Of Mr. W. f.
Henderson and Prof. j. Z. K. Simp-
son while in Salisbury. Henderson
& Bros are getting in their Christmas
goods and they actually sell confec-
tioneries cheaper than the largest
houses in Charlotte. They will be
well patronized Profs Simpson and
Battle, speak of spending Christmas
with us.
Statesville is the same old town,
standing almost in the same place.
1t must be about finished as we see
hardly any more new buildings going
up. Mrs. Anna Robinson is teaching
the public school and Mr.. Alexander
is teaching the Presbyterian school.
ra ,r,.r nt,U, f,ryr,r,e,
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Passenger and Mail-dnner at Sanford.
FACTORY BRANCH-FREIGHT AND
ACCOMMODATION
TRAINS MovING NORTH.
Leave Miilboro, sos q. IN. 5:45pm
Arrive Greensboro $3.50 7:25
TRAINS MoyING SoUTH.
Leave Greensboro 200 p. III.
Leave Factory juno. 300 7:l5 p IN
Arrive Aliilboro, 3:45 500
Freight and Accommodation train runs bet.
Bennettsville and Fayetteville on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays, and bet. Fayette-
vile and Bennettsville ON Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays.
Freightand Accommodations train runs bet.
Fayetteville and Greensboro Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays, and between Greensboro
and Fayetteville Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays.
Passenger and mail train runs daily except
Sundays.
The north bound passenger and mail train
makes close connection at MaXton with Car
DINA Central to Charlotte and Wilmington
Trains on Factory Branch run daily except
Sunday. w. Il. KYLE,
General Passenger Agent
J. W, FRY, Gen'l Supt.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-12-10
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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-04
The TURF.
Periee, weather st sbeepshcea-
mort at Niagara.

Perfect weather at sbeepshcsd-
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Nav YorE, September 3.-The
weather at sheepshesd Bay was per.
feet, the course wss good and fast, the
attendance large and the racing excel.
lent.
Fis, Raoe-Tbree quarters Of q mile.
Badge won by q Lead, Cyclops second,
Kingston third. Time-l:4li. Nut
uals paid o 95 45,
Second Race-For three year olds
one mile. Touche Pas won by two
lengths, Flageoletta second, Come.
mara third. Time-l:4it.
Third X lce-The Autumn stakes ior
two year olds; three quarters Of 9
mile. Starters; Emperor Of Norfolk
Tea Tray, Figaro, BAllston, Petulance
Austfienns, Cleola, Peeress, Fleure,ta
Pyramid, N@a Emperor OF Nirio |
won essily, Bilston second and TeI
Tray third. Tims-lil8.
Fourth Race-The New York handi
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Bineits and Windsail. Kaloolah wor
by bali a Length, EkTood second anC
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eighth. PoDtico won by neck; Franl
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Sixth Rsoe-The Green s,ates; on
mile on the turf. Starters; Choctar
Harry Russell, Brait, Monte Oristr
Osceola and Rnsalipd. Rosalind VOL
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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-04
CoGma.'s Statement.

An APPEAL man visited C1fimsn at
the jail last night. He is a middle
aged, rather fac looking mar, with q
simplicity Of manner charac, eristic Of
people living in the country. He was
disposed at first 10 be rsticent, 40 be
taid, on the advice Of his counsel,
whose name hs had forgotten. The
reporter found little difficulty In draw.
ing him ont, however, aad obtained
the following statement:
Eastman, l suppose, was murder
I'd, ard sm held accountable for II
from the fact that he worked with me
In the woods. He was an impudent
cuss and not one OF my men could get
along With him. On the day before
he was reported missing, We had some
words and he struck me wi, q Wagon
standard. He dealt me Two heavy
blows in the left side. and | had 10 be
hauled 10 my Office. After
striking me he ned, bat way
pursued and captured by young man
and brought TO my Office. II was
sbout 8 O'Clock at night, and was
lying on q bed. We we're left alone,
and after few moments conversation
| told him that would not have him
arrested f3r striking me, AID that ~
might 20. He left the office, sad
I never heard anything more
Of him until the next Day,
when q crowd OF some Jsty
negroes, heavily armed, congregated
around my mill. Tney said that East
man was missing aud they we're salts
fed that there had been foul play and
that they we're looking for his mur.
derer. But they never accused me.
/ have heard that he waa killed, but
Who did the killing do not know, m
/ had DO hand In II, Eattman had
Just recovered from n spal. oieicknses,
aud while he was ~ | doctofed
him The same as | would one Of my
own fe H."
Gilman concluded his iatament by
saying tha Eastman was tot moletted
by him, and that he would prove II at
the proper time. lie said that the
negroes In the nelghborhood Of Bruns.
wick seemed 10 b. down on him, for
what reason he could not say. Justice
Hughes, no tAid, was also unfriendy y
toward him. lie had run and SUPER
intended mills In 0bion, Upton and
Shelby cluntiee, In this State, for
mere than three years, and this wns
the fret time he bad ever bteu In
trouble.